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Is it our biological destiny to seek the divine? Is faith in a higher power a survival trait? On God and the Brain, Dr. Andrew Newberg presents intriguing evidence that the human brain is a "believing machine"—and that our capacity for self-transcendence and spirituality helps drive our evolution as a species.

This pioneer of brain studies presents the first audio course on his groundbreaking research into the fascinating links between faith, neurobiology, and the mysteries of the psyche, including:

Why this emerging science enriches both the faithful and the skeptical

Compile a detailed account of the entire nervous system, the different areas of the brain and what they are responsible for, both physically and emotionally

Discuss the history of religion and how its importance and practices have shifted in the past century

Discuss the results of Newberg's studies of spirituality, and discuss why spirituality is hard to measure in a test-like hypothesis

Assess the basic ways in which spiritual practices differ from one another, and also how they share some common characteristics

No matter what you believe—or don't believe—about God, the parts of your brain that manifest spiritual experience have a profound impact on your entire identity. With his balanced approach of spiritual wonder and scientific rigor, Dr. Andrew Newberg is a leader in exploring the uncharted territory where our human bodies overlap with our experience of the sacred. On God and the Brain, he shares core insights that will deepen your understanding of our most human gift—the experience of the divine.

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This is a very enlightening summary of how meditation and prayer affect the brain with some basics of how the brain works in general. This knowledge provides a great inspiration to persevere in one's meditation practice.